but admit they do not have many fully federated members
: Valencia - northern clubs suggested

possible regionalising the event : Tenerife suggested
leaving it as it is.

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Overall the opinion and then decision was for it to be
held in the same region with the same

format.

With the help of possible sponsor(s) the entry fee per
person per discipline will be reduced to 2€, the reduction
offsetting the cost of upgrading the federation fee and hopefully
encouraging more entries.

iii) Venue(s) - Clubs interested in hosting the
Spanish Nationals should email Deidre Leeming (email address on
the contact list) BY the end of November. If the entries are similar
to this year there might only be one venue needed.

Entry forms to be issued shortly (full information on
them) and when completed submitted to Suzi Cooper BY
31st January 2017.

Also upgraded fees MUST be paid BY 31st January 2017
into the No 2 a/c.

iv) VCL north v south play off - unfortunately
the then Federated League Co-ordinator

(June) forgot to take the perpetual trophy to the event
- sincere apologies were made.

The trophy was presented to Benitachell the 2016
winner.

5. Secretary (June Jones)

i) Champion of Champions 2017 - entries to be
sent to Julian Pering BY 26th March 2017

The entry form (which will have Julian's contact
details) along with Rules of Entry etc. will be issued
nearer the time.

ii) Venues - Clubs interested in hosting the
event should advise the Secretary (JJ) BY

30th November 2016 in readiness for the December
meeting.

Quesada mentioned that some venues are not so spectator
friendly but unfortunately clubs

cannot be discriminated on.

iii) Constitution - both the Federation and CBBA
had their own Constitutions which now need

to be merged for the LLB. There will be an EGM
following the December meeting to ratify

the revised Constitution in time for January 2017. Any
amendments/additions etc can be

proposed etc for the LLB AGM. Keith queried if there is
or should be a Code of Conduct included. Anyone playing an
international event has to sign one.

iv) LLB Calendar - the items in September/October
2017 were adjusted and the 2018 Calendar has been prepared along
similar lines for entries - a bit of an assumption on my part -

and perhaps the 2018 calendar should NOT be issued until
clubs confirm their requirements for

that year. Hopefully I can then issue it by mid 2017...
I have heard from Vistabella & Benitachell

already. Quesada - how do clubs who have up to now not
entered an event go about it ?

find a suitable date, submit it to the Secretary and/or
ask for help.

v) Calendar Rules - when accepting entries I am
guided by these rules. BBC have a entry

in 2017 for their Masters - 4/7 September - and asked to
change this to 23/24 September and

30 Sept/1st Oct having checked the calendar and
believing these dates to be ok and free. I

advised that these new dates clash with the Valencian
Championships (20 Sept - 3 Oct) and I

personally could not agree to it. Their view was that
not many people from the northern clubs

and indeed BBC enter the Valencian. We have always asked
clubs not to arrange any

competitions etc whilst the following are taking
place Champion of Champions, Spanish

Nationals and Valencian Championships.

Various comments were made - if one club allowed to do
this more could follow: restricts

entrants from the south : we are always trying to keep
the north and south together, allowing

this could start a separation :

As Bob Donnelly advised - next year all inter club
bowlers will be federated and this alone

could stimulate more interest; the format of the event
might even be changed; any allowed clash

could affect both events.

A proposal was put forward : that Clubs may not
host/hold any event whilst the Champion of

Champions Spanish Nationals Valencian
Championships are taking place.

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vi) In mentioning the Valencian Championships
would clubs consider and report back

for the February 2017 meeting any suggestions for the
format etc of this event.

6. Treasurer (Barbara Brown)

i) As yet the bulk of the federated funds have
not been transferred over to the no 1 a/c

even though that old account has now been closed.

ii) A few expenses have been paid out and some
money received in from tours.

iii) In spite of numerous reminders being sent
some clubs are still using the wrong bank

a/c for payments.

7. Membership Secretary (Tony Hesketh-Field)

i) All 20 clubs have sent their prelim lists of
names. A database has been prepared with

15 clubs entered and 5 to go. Any general report issued
will only show the club and their members names - all other
information which has been submitted will not be disclosed.

ii) Clubs are still asking which account is used
for what in spite of notices being sent to

the club delegate. And when emailing could you please
state what club you are from - even

lists have been sent without the club name on.

iii) Tried to be flexible in accepting
information as this is a first and new to everyone BUT

people are saying NEW member when it is in fact it is a
CHANGE of club and this is a big difference.
Please help by clarifying the exact situation.

iv) San Luis sent in a list of their Legionnaires
showing they had just paid the 12€ and were

not full club members. As yet nothing has been received
re the Highjackers ?

v) Information MUST be sent/given by the Club
delegate to the person(s) their club has

designated to be responsible for a particular role and
this does not seem to be happening.

How secure is the database with the personal information
given: it is well protected and Tony

has paid for extra security measures.

When will league co-ordinators receive the federated
club membership lists : by mid November

ready for January

Advising of new members - just send the information to
Tony & Lynn.

Dual membership : the federated fee should be paid
through the club nominated for playing in

leagues etc.

8. Membership Treasurer (Lynn
Greenland)

i) Has had difficulty in identifying where
money has come from as club name not stated

and does know who the club treasurers are -only resolved
when the email is received.

ii) Capitation fee : this is paid to World Bowls
and this year is 0.50c per member. The

necessary form will be issued shortly giving full
details. Payment MUST be made BY the end

of November into the no 2 a/c.

iii) License fee : this is paid to Madrid - 20€
per Club and paid into the no 2 a/c BY the end

of November.

El Rancho expressed concerns that some banks make
charges when paying money in..

nothing can be done about bank charges. Perhaps making
payments by transfer might solve

the problem instead of paying it over the counter.

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9. Correspondence

i) An email had been received from Javea Green
asking for the wearing of skorts (a short

skirt with a pair of shorts underneath) to be admitted
into the LLB Dress Code.

Felicity Jenkins (Captain of Javea Green) was wearing
one to demonstrate how smart and

practical they are for players. They are mainly sold for
golfers and there are suppliers on line.

The length of skirts and shorts are stated in the Dress
Code and if to be accepted the length

of skorts should similarly be governed. The concern is
that if purchased at a market they

would obviously not be the same quality and price but
more importantly that they would be

too short.

Proposal : That skorts be included in the LLB Dress
Code but MUST be Bermuda short length.

Please remember to submit the
result on the result sheet already issued.

11. Northern League (Peter Matthews)

Early days but all ok.

12. Southern League (Keith Jones)

i) Fixtures were issued shortly after the last
meeting to all reps requesting details of Captains & Vice
Captains asap and acknowledgment of having received the email. As is
normal some clubs ignored this request and further reminders
had to be sent. All it needs is to press the reply button, type
thanks or ta and press send !

ii) Unfortunately San Luis withdrew a side from
Division C on the 30th September - 2 weeks before the
start of the season. It caused a tremendous amount of extra work in
rescheduling and

advising clubs of changes at such short notice. 30 sides
had to be advised as other divisions

were also affected in a change of start times.

Having discussed this with Arthur Brown we feel that if
a club withdraws a side once the received entries have been
discussed at the LLB meeting following the closing date, then that

Club should not be allowed to enter more teams than they
played in the current season in the

following season. An amendment to the Generic Rules for
the AGM.

iii) The first matches played on the 14th October
and result sheets were completed with
reasonable success. I am only prepared to accept the results typed
on the result sheet provided.

13. SA Co-Ordinator (Arthur Brown)

i) Totally agree with all the comments made by
Keith - no acknowledgments to requests

or info sent.

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ii) Two teams withdrew - which caused a lot of
extra work rescheduling and advising all

the sides of the changes. Totally agree to the proposed
Rule change.

iii) The league has only just started but the
correct result sheet MUST be used and will only

be accepted. Some results were sent in on last year's
SABA forms !

iv) Do Clubs still want the following to continue
that were held under the SABA banner:

Summer knockout competitions : pairs
league : 3 day Tournament.

To report back at the December meeting

v) Summer Knockout finals results:

Men's singles Martin Foulcer
Ladies' singles Jacqui Johnston

Men's pairs Tony French/Ian Kenyon

Ladies' pairs Sandra Heath/Jacqui Johnston

Mixed pairs Lynne Greenland/Steve Cantley

Mixed triples Mel Highland/Colin
Highland/Jacqui Johnston

Congratulations to the winners and well done to all
those who took part.

Jean Cooper expressed a big vote of thanks to Barbara &
Arthur Brown for all their hard work

in running these events.

San Luis responded to the withdrawal of team in the
Southern and South Alicante leagues - there was pressure
from their owner to leave it to the last minute in trying to still
enter 4 teams.

14. Associate Co-Ordinator

i) Fred Trigwell had initially agreed to take
on this role but unfortunately had to withdraw.

Fortunately another 'volunteer' has been found - Ken
Hope from San Miguel.

Rather than confuse clubs and give him a chance to
settle in JJ carried on accepting the

entries and then discussing them at this meeting.

ii) Surprisingly with all inter club members
being federated next year there was not the rush

of entries expected - ie increasing entries to 4 sides
per club.

NORTH - only 4 entries El Cid,
Benitachell, Bonalba & Javea Green.

SOUTH Last year there were 16 entries - this
year 19 : 4 new ones and one dropped

(El Rancho). We have a limited playing season with it
starting in January & finishing end of March - 10 weeks,
12 at a push. Making 3 divisions of 19 entries means the longest
playing

schedule covering 14 weeks (including the byes) - not
practical.

For 2017 a proposal that there be 4 divisions 5 5
5 & 4 The first 3 will consist of the

entries from last year and the final division the new
entries, who always have to go into the

lower division. To equalise the first 3 divisions - 2
teams will be relegated from A to B :

one team will be promoted from B to A : one team will
be relegated from B to C : one team

To confirm preferred playing days/time: normal playing
day Thursday pm.

Quesada & San Luis to play home matches on a Thursday
morning with 2 home matches

being played together.

Horadada, La Siesta, Monte Mar & San Miguel Mowhawks
to play home matches on a Tuesday afternoon.

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Ken & I will have a meeting for the final handover and
then ALL information will be sent out by

him and then sent back to him.

iii) Future - perhaps next year entries should be asked for
much earlier in case they then

significantly increase and we start the league in
October to accommodate and only have

3 divisions again.

15. Tour Co-Ordinator (Terry Perchard)

Having a problem with his voice Terry's report was read
for him and he will do his best to

answer any queries/questions.

In the 7 or so years that I have been dealing with Tours
I have been plagued by tours

arranged direct by clubs without my knowledge. This not
only wastes my time but deprives LLB

of some income. My time is wasted because I am chasing
dates that have already been taken

and income lost because we charge a fee for every Tour
we arrange.

With the information I receive on the UK clubs arranging
their own tours I email them and advise

them of the correct procedure - one assured me he would
do it correctly and then I found out he

had again gone direct. Several others gave me a load of
abuse and told me they always arranged their own tours and
would carry on doing so. I also have one of our clubs who told me
yes he accepts tours and will carry on.

Over the course of the years I have sent out reminders
of Rules, which are now on the LLB

website, including one with a tours list - no noticeable
difference has been seen and I have to ask am I wasting my
time trying. I leave it to you to discuss what is best for the LLB,
for me and

for your clubs.

a) Horadada - Windsor bowling were over here for
10 days and matches were arranged

with themselves and other clubs. They commented that
Terry had sent them a 'strong' email.

b) A PRIVATE tour is one arranged for the
visitors to play ONE club only - anything outside

of that is NOT a private tour. Any and all such tours
MUST be notified to Terry.

c) The tour fees paid to the LLB help with the
expenses of arranging such tours - which

are for the benefit of the club members AND the owners.

d) In arranging tours Terry tries to accommodate
all clubs - if you are interested in taking

tours let him know.

e) Some clubs complained about not receiving any
information ..... at this point the

Secretary interjected with the known problems of Club
reps NOT passing on received relevant information to
those responsible. It has been the worst year for this kind of
communication

as highlighted by the League Co-ordinators. Information
is just not being read, retained or

passed on. So Officers are being asked for information
which has already been issued - in some

cases several times. The present Club reps have taken on
the duties that was for the most part undertaken by 3
people - CBBA rep, Fed rep, SABA rep - all now merged into one -
a lot of work but could be delegated to other (committee
members?) to be responsible for certain areas.

f) San Miguel advised that abuse was received
from a member of a touring side when

discussing Brexit - this is totally unacceptable. Any
such incidents should be reported to Terry

who will discuss it with the Tour company.

g) Greenlands - Terry emailed them re problems
they might have in providing 'meals' to

touring side and was advised there is no problem at all
- they can accommodate quite easily

with a soup and roll. They later received another email
to clarify this. Greenlands are

concerned that people are saying Greenlands do not have
the necessary facilities - they do AND for the Winter
League any northern club can phone ahead and order bacon sarnies etc

on arrival.

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16. Provincial (Allen Bowen)

There has been a Summer break - the next match is on 5th
November at Calpe.

Please return the sheets even if there is no one
available.

17. Any Other Business

i) LLB Website - many thanks and
congratulations to Gail on the setting up and running

of the website.

a) could the website be used for the
selling/wanting of bowls? any such requests to sell

or for bowls wanted should go direct to Gail. There
will be a 4 week time limit after which the

item will be removed.

b) individual club reports have been sent in -
the LLB website is purely for general information,
anything else must go on the Club website (if applicable)

c) league table information is entered asap.

d) any problems accessing the website please
contact Gail.

ii) Scorecards - these can be ordered any time
as they are produced quickly. Old CBBA

scorecards must be used first - the new order will show
LLB with the new logo.

iii) FG - queried pay as you go people being
allowed to play in leagues.

The new Constitution covers the requirements for people
playing in LLB events.

El Rancho felt that if someone has paid their federation
fee, the relevant club membership fee

(if applicable) then it was up to the owner/club re
'green fees' be it daily, monthly or annually.

FG explained that in the north they have a reciprocal
arrangement re fees when playing away

(unlike the south where a fee has to be paid at away
matches) and this is causing a problem

with pay as you go players who are seemingly playing
free.

Viewpoints needed - but seems to be more of a club
policy.

iv) Tony H-F : really does need a volunteer to
'shadow' his work - if for any reason he was

out of action for any time how would his role continue.
PLEASE anyone interested contact